West Virginia Code Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road § 17C-22-7. Certain ridesharing vehicles are not commercial vehicles or buses; exemption from registration; driver not chauffeur

(a) A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a “bus” for purposes of equipment requirements or rules of the road.

(b) A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a “bus” or other motor vehicle operated as a common carrier or contract carrier under the provisions of section one, article ten, chapter seventeen-A of this code relating to registration.

(c) The driver of a passenger car, motor vehicle that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, used in a ridesharing arrangement is not a “chauffeur” nor is he transporting persons for compensation under the driver licensing provisions of this code.